6th - 7th October 2026 | Hotel Football, Manchester

Dr. Markus Grüneisl

Chief Executive, BMW Group UK


Leading High Performance

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Andrew Prescott

Head of Launch Quality Centre, Bentley Motors Ltd


The AI Revolution: Why Managing People—Not Technology—Will Define Success

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Aldo Kane

TV Adventurer, Author and former Royal Marine Sniper


Lessons From the Edge

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Sanchay Roy

Former GM, Manufacturing Quality & Engineering, Shell, & AI Start-up Co-Founder


Bridging the Execution Gap: AI, Frontline Wisdom, and How to Make Operational Excellence Stick

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Michael Somerville-Roberts

Global CI Kaizen Specialist, Solventum


Practical Kaizen: Making Coffee the Kaizen Way

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Dan Holtby & Simon Lomax

Operations Director & Continuous Improvement Leader, New Balance


OpEx Transformation Journey: New Balance Flimby, the Heart and Sole of UK manufacturing

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Sajid Saddiq

P3 Operating System & Continuous Improvement Director, Tenneco (formerly Federal Mogul)


The Russian Doll Principle: Moving from Chaos to High-Performing Teams

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Fraser Cowe

Global Process Experience Business Partner, Tesco


Making Lean Stick In Complex Environments

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Carl Milbourne, Rachel Starkey & Chris Durrant

Sertec Group


The Digital and Skills Transformation: Aligning People and Automation at Sertec Group

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Nicola Starr

Business Development & Engineering Director, Carlsberg Britvic


Operational Excellence at Carlsberg Britvic

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Brendan Hindle

COO, Aspen Pumps

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Joe Gleave

Operations Director, CoolKit

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Thomas Morris

BU Lean Champion Manager, DP World

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Brendan Hindle

COO, Aspen Pumps

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Florian Zwyssig

Head of Global Operational Excellence, Bavarian Nordic

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Thomas Morris

BU Lean Champion Manager, DP World

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Mike Somerville Roberts

Senior Global Continuous Improvement Leader, Solventum

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Peter Morland

Associate, True North Excellence

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Stuart Mitton & Alec Proctor

Senior Lean Coaches, True North Excellence


The Mirror on the Shop Floor: Confronting the Leadership Behaviors That Break Lean Transformations

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Peter McArdle, Kevin Robinson

Panel Discussion and Workshop


Beyond the Tools: Former Toyota Leaders on Bridging the TPS Culture Gap

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Panel Discussion

Panel to be confirmed


The Future of Operational Excellence and AI

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